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A seated man with long, voluminous dark curly hair sits on a low red-cushioned seat before dark maroon drapes on a stage. He wears a sleeveless leopard-print golden shawl over bare shoulders and orange cloth on his lap, with a white tilak and red dot on his forehead. He gently holds a carved wooden snake in both hands, looking down at it. A small wooden drum and a microphone on a stand are visible at the edge of the frame. Two white bandage patches are visible on his upper arm and forearm.

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A seated man with long, dark, wavy hair and a leopard-print orange and black shawl over his shoulders holds a live white snake in both hands, looking down at it. He wears white vertical tilak lines on his forehead with a red dot at the centre, and a gold chain at his neck. A wooden peetha or throne-like seat with an orange cloth covering his lap is visible at the bottom, a microphone stand is at the right against a bright blue backdrop, and a gold trident-like finial sits behind his head. Physical person count is one. Identity is not established from appearance, so no probable label is applied.2009-06-29A seated man with long dark hair wears a leopard-print shawl and holds a live snake, a pale-brown cobra-like serpent, in both hands while looking down at it. He has white ash markings and a red bindi on his forehead, and a gold necklace is visible at his neck. Behind him is a bright blue backdrop with a microphone stand, and a wooden stool or support and orange cloth are visible at the bottom. a person: the long swept hair, shawl and ceremonial gold ornaments match the depiction cues, but the page does not state he is present, so the identity is uncertain.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders and bare chest and orange-red cloth around his waist. He sits on a red velvet-covered platform, holding a small wooden flute-like instrument and looking down at it. Beside him rests a hand drum with a white skin and a wooden frame, and behind him hangs a maroon curtain with a microphone stand. A blue and yellow wall forms the backdrop on the left.2009-06-29A seated man with long dark wavy hair, white forehead markings and a red bindi, eyes lowered in meditation. He wears a leopard-print yellow and black wrap draped over his shoulders, a gold chain at the neck, and white armbands on his upper arms. He holds a wooden instrument with a curved carved top in both hands over an orange cloth, against a blue backdrop with a warm yellow cloth behind him.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29Close-up photograph of a seated man wearing a leopard-print garment over orange-red cloth at the waist and legs. His hands rest on his lap holding a carved wooden snake figure with a curved body and raised head. A wooden stick lies beside his thigh. Blue and yellow panels and a dark garment are blurred in the background.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man with long, dark, wavy hair and white vertical tilak markings on his forehead wears a leopard-print garment and looks down while playing a pale wooden instrument held in both hands with a long dark stick across it. A dark background with red and yellow vertical stripes is behind him. A small purple logo appears in the top right corner.2009-06-29